Metinvest Piombino follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.0 million tonnes per year. Its main products are coil.
Process Route
DRIEAF
Timeline
Announced2024
Construction2025
Operating2027
Capacity (ttpa)
Crude Steel
3,000
EAF
3,000
Iron Units
DRI
unknown DRI (1)construction
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Steel Units
EAF
unknown EAF (1)construction
Steel Products
coil
Ownership
Owner Metinvest Adria SpA
Parent Metinvest BV [75.0%]; Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA [25.0%]
Workforce 1,500 employees
Country Context
Italy crude steel production (USGS). Plant line shows nominal capacity, not output.
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Location
Piombino
Europe
Italy
42.9365°, 10.5378°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,000 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2027
- Products
- Finished rolled